futz
Active Member
MS has a bunch of new fonts, designed for LCDs (with ClearType). They're getting serious about making them look great. The one I'm interested in is Consolas, the new monospaced font for programmers.
I'm now using it in all my IDEs. It's very legible and comfortable on the eyes even at small font sizes. Nice and narrow, so C programmers (and web too) don't have so many wrapped lines.
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You can download it here or here (scroll to the bottom for free links).
I'm now using it in all my IDEs. It's very legible and comfortable on the eyes even at small font sizes. Nice and narrow, so C programmers (and web too) don't have so many wrapped lines.
Here's what it looks like at 10 point size:Optimized for Microsoft ClearType. The Microsoft Consolas Font Family is a set of highly legible fonts designed for ClearType. This installation package will set the default font for Visual Studio to Consolas. Consolas is intended for use in programming environments and other circumstances where a monospaced font is specified. All characters have the same width, like old typewriters, making it a good choice for personal and business correspondence.
Optimizing the font specifically for ClearType allowed a design with proportions closer to normal text than traditional monospaced fonts like Courier. This allows for more comfortable reading of extended text on-screen.
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You can download it here or here (scroll to the bottom for free links).